Side deck for passenger-car roofs.



PATENTBD MAR. 19,.'1907.

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ALE.l OSTRANDER. SIDE DECK POR PAssBNGERo-AR RooPs.

I APPLICATION FILED JUNEI, 1906. l

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Patented Marchio. i907.

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Beit known that I. ALLENE. OsTRANDER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson,; New Jersey, haveinvented a cer' tain ,new and useful Improvement' .in Side Decks forPassenger-CarRoofs, of which the .following is a full, clear, andexactdescrip-- tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich`it appertains to in'ake and use tlie saine, `'reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, `forming part of this specificatlon," inwhich Figure 1 'is a sectional view through a por# tion of a car-roofembodyingthe features of my invention. f Fig. 2. is a cross-sectionalview'taken'on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig; 3, is a view similar to Fig..2 of amo'diiied form. of my invention, and Fig. 4' shows still 4anotherform. of=my invention. l This invention relates to passenger-cars, andparticularly to 'the roof construction .of 'suclicars v y The object,ofmy invention is to provide aA side-deck post of novel constructionpossesse ing maximum' strength and minimum 'weight'.

Other desirable features of Imyfinvention will .be hereinafter pointedont.l f A sent the preferredform-fof my invention, 1 designates acontinuous metal,carlineormof the roof-frainingof-thecan; said carlinehLaving'an eaves-angle'f-Q connected thereto by a bracket 3 and a lowerdeck-sill angle 4 connected thereto-by an angle 5. The side-deck postsare built-up structures consisting of the straight portion of thecarline, an L-shaped piece 6, and a channelshaped piece 7, arranged. asshown in Fig. 2. and connected together by rivets 8.. A. wood, filler 9is connected to the .outer face of this composite structure by bolts 11,anda metal udndows.

sheathing 12, bent into the forniof a U, in- .'c'a'ses said parts, andthus forms'a deck-post 'which is light and strong, the pieces 6 and 7 l:ng bolted to the pier 10 between the deck-l The metal sheathingA 12 is'prvided with'flanges 13, which lie against the legs 14 and-15 of theL-shaped andchannel- V haped pieces whchare connected to the carline,and screws 16. extend through said.

flanges and'legs into the lsaslies-17 .of the stak,

"fiona deck-windows, which are locate'don .each side ofthe post,pthewood pier 10, which Vmova le plate23a, whichforms 'part of themolding,fat the lower'deck-'sill angle. vReferring tothe drawings,ywhich represheathing 12'of the'side-deok post istelescoped 'overa'flange 24, formed on a plate 25,

said plate 27 by rivets 3 1, andthe u is interposedV .between s'aidjdeck-windows, havii'igan ornamental metal plate .18 con- 55v nected toits .inside face. If swinging deck- `windows are used, the screws 16,which 4`se'- cure the 'metal sheathing, will enter the wood lOinstead ofthe' sashes 17 of thewinlassho'wii at the right-hand side of Fig. 60

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2. The upperV endof the sash. of the deckl [window abuts against alongitudinally-extendingsheetmetal cornice19, forming part.;

of the interior finish of the 'can-and the lower 'end' of said sashrestson a plate-20, which is' 65 secured to the lower, deck B and-covers awooden filler 21, fastened tol the lower deck-y angle 4. Alongitudinally-extending ornad `mental sheet-.metal molding is'connectedtov the filler 21, and said molding consists of a 70 lower part 22, vanu per part 23, and a removw 'ich is heldinplace by screws 23h. Oneadvantage in using hollow "moldings of v.this 'description is thatspaces.

are provided for electric wires 19a and 22%'. 75 as shown in Fig.. y1,thereby enabling these vwires to be removed 'easily or inspected by.Asimpl removing the molding 19 or the re- PreferablyV the lower end -ofthe metal which vis connected to the 'lower deck B, said sheathing" and4vflange being connected to,- 85 gether by rivets 26.' A plate-27 isvfastened to the' underneath face 'of the horizontal leg,

of thefeaves-angle 2, and said plate is. rovided atits inner edgewitha'flange 2 8,.w 'ch isset into the 'outer face of the top rail of the 90- v window-sash, as 'shown in Fig. `1. A- plate 29, provided with aflange 30, is connected to per end of the metal sheathing- 12 of the dec-pst is telescoped` within said flange and connected 95 thereto byrivets 32. "If desired, however',

the metal sheathing 12 may -be-anged. at `its upper and lowerendsinstead of -havingits '.attachingfflanges' formed asseparate mein-Ibers, as described and shown inthe draw- 109 f. 'llblri" Fig. 3' I haveshown a slightlyemodied f'ormgof my invention, in

p yvhch the' side-deck' vpostjis'widena kgf-shape member 33 being..

inter "osed'v between thecarlne andthe chan-# 105 nel-s apedpiece 7.

inwardly-projecting leg ol each carliiie.

lmembers connected to said carline and to 1 by Letters Patent', isl

P portions of the side deck, a nietalsheatliing 'ing leg of saidangle,awood lille-r connected In Fig. 4 I have shown still another Jform i ofmy invention, which may be used when a very wide deck-post or pier isdesired between two side-deck windows: In such a. construcg tion t-lietwo roof-carlines 1 and 1 would be l arranged quite close to each other,and an L- shaped piece4 6a vwould be connected to the l Otherwise,however, this construction is the same asV those shown in Figs. 1,2, and3.

Having thus described myinventlion, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured 1. In a passenger-car construction, a sidedeck postconsisting of a portion ora carline,

portions ofl the side decka metal sheathing incasinfr said members andthe carline, and means ior connecting said'casing at its upper and lowerends to the upper and lower decks -of'the car-roof; substantially asdescribed. 2. In apassenger-car construction, a sidedeck post consistingof a portion of a carline, members connected to said carline and. to

incasing said members and the carline, and flanged members connected tothe upper and lower decks of the car-roof to which said sheathing-isfastened; substantially as described.

` 3. In a'passenger-car construction, a sidedeck post consistingvofanangle, a flanged member connected to the inwardly-projecting said..angle and the members: connected thereto and having anges-whicli areconnected to the sashes of the deck-windows between which the post islocated: substantiallY as described.

5. In a passenger-car construction, a plate vconnected to the lower deckrof the car-roof and provided with a flange on which the lower rail ofthe {sash of the deck-window rests, an ornamental pressed-metal vinoldinarranged along 4the lower sill of the side dec i inside of the car andhaving a shoulder which contacts wth the inner face of said lower rail,

and a plate connected to the upper deck of the roof` and provided with aflangewhich engages tlie outer face of the -top rail of saidwindow-sash; substantially a's described.

' 6. l In a passenger-car construction, a c'ontinuous carhne formingpart ofthe'. framing for the upper'and lower deck andthe side deck ofthecar-roof; an eaves-angle con-A nected to the ca rline, anvangleconnected to the earline and forming the lower sill of the side deck, ahollow sheet-metal ornarrientalV molding connected to said angle, a woodiller interposed between said angle and molding,

a plate connected to the lower deck and extending over saidA wood fillerto form a sill for the side-deck Window, and aplate connected to theunderneath faceof the' eaves-angle andprovided with av flange .whichengages the outer faceof the top rail of the sash of said deck-window;substantially as described.

7. In a passenger-car construction, a 4hollowpressed-inetal moldingconnected to the -lower sill of the side deck of the .car-roof and.having an ornamental tace and a slioi'ilder which is engaged bythefinner face of the .lower railof the sash of the side-deckwindow: Isubstantially as described.

' -In testimony whereof I'hereuntoitix my signature, in the presence oftwo witnesses, this 29th dayofMay, 1906.

ALLEN E. OSTRANDER. Witnesses: I ROBT. G. JEFFERY. F. E. PERRY.

